The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1887-01-21
THE YOUNG PIAN1sTs.

binary performance" The queen heard Of
this Infant phenomenon" and invited her to
Buckingham palace, and during the same
season both sisters performed before the
Prince and Princess OF Wales at the MARI
borough house. On this OCCASION Victoria
presented the Miles. Douste with nlaGnif-
cent gold cross enriched with pearls, and,
which pleased them almost as much, cut two
old canlelias from beautiful tree that stood
in the room, handed them to the modest
girls, and embraced them both tenderly. A
few days aftcrward tho peasants received
request from the palace for the photographs
OF their children, and Nadar, the well known
farls photographer, executed the order.
Since then the Miles Douste have performed
several times before various members OF the
royal family. 1t was at Buckingham palace
That the little Jeanne made a reply to u
oanterlng Frenchlnan that pleased some o:
tho party almost us much as the music. "Aru
you married, madelnoiselley' asked this &, II
ueman. "Not W't," was the quicI; response,
In Europe playing before Crowned heads
Stocked upon by artistes much like newspaper
pulls in republican America. TAn yo;.;y
Doustes have had other royal advertisements;
besides those given by the English rcl,,,.:l,
family. Here is another quito u; goo! AS L.,
one just described. Their parents are native.
OF the French Pyrenees, and the young ;,.:.s
are IN ecstasies Of delight when tilcy can run
on for vacation to this c!luvi.,.!. ,.:.:t O;
southern France. Tho last tim, the i:::, :.,.;,
OF Hanover was in the Pyrenecs with the
Princess Frederika, his daughter. the h.; r,ie,,
moment of their day was when the two sisters
came at o'clock, as they did almost daily, to
play to them in private. On one OF these Or
caslons the old king handed tho III. iciar, Il
precious vase containing wild plant t..a: IL.
mad pulled up during his wandcgit:::;, taat
morning i'll the mountains Their Introduce
t'on to the king occurred III this wise: In tie
winter OF 1878 the young pianis:s were :t;,y.
ms IN the Hotel de France, ut D::r:;>.:. Il
well known thermal resort up anon; IL,
mountains, and they We're il tn. h::D::, q.
c"urse, OF playing a good deal every n!o:u.i.:.
lucy noticed that they We're frequent; ar
p'audetl ny the guests occupying Il uci, ::,,o..-
ing suite Of rooms, and one day the ;.oDu
=. vas followed by a bouquet, accon,:x:i:i Il Vi.
u'e card OF the king and the princess, and t..
Mstatlon to come and play for thr,n-:.n IL
'.e,t'on that was renewed daily for TIC rl,t
VI .he season. In Juno OF this s;,:r yy:;r tx.
uetlroned king died.
lucy nave enjoyed instruction am! advice
80: S.c oest teachers and professional, ii.
c - OF both the old and new worlds. TO-.
i've years they studied assduous!y u:.>.cy t:,c
Immediate eye of Mo,tier dc Fo:,:a;.c. ,.:,c.
years more with Breitner, the fa,ov:::r publ
g. i''szs and Rubinstcin, a winter with LINE,
.,cnumann, wife OF the great coE,,.u>.r. a::.,
herself perhaps the greatest Twin, ic.I.;r ~
a"'S'' and also with Lang, of Boston, l:,l IL:
..a a DR.. Damrosch, OF New YORK. They
Save also pro;ited by the cri,icis.n, of Plant.
nn.pnen Heller, Ratf, Nicholas ana An,o;,s
1n.unn>tein, Ferdinand Heller AMI I;.zt
, nur'ns the latter's visit to Paris and Iuu,,nn
.ast spring, just before his dest... ,,,cy o,tc,
IA" Tue distinguished able ut tn, ,,;i,,, ut.),
noel de Calais in this city, and .:;tvwarl
ital. ~ '''e I''GS.H''l clin'
ala. AS l said before. the Miles Don>.c h,r,
in ahss visited the United States. It WAS
ra;, ue winter Of 1919. They wnra W." rc'
attse:a az Boston and elsewhere, with r,.,,."l
tima' 10Y. ongfcllow invited them ."vc,,i
H".to.o his Cambridge home anil won't ;,,,n
dao" on 70 oil Of their concerts r., f.,+ " ~
that 1m impression ii.! they make q: the Huh
form,a many Of the best ladies uf ,:., . ci.v
:.noMs u musical society AMI MANI !, ~,
Lns, SIT. club in honor OF the ynu,, - wv
WINTER. at concert given Z, IT,, i,hi,;,n